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Forum: 1500 & 1600 Nomad 04-30-2020, 09:16 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,390
Posted By dhuttonkc
Your fuel mileage calculation is off by quite a...

Your fuel mileage calculation is off by quite a bit. I believe your bike held 4.2g/+.9 reserve. At 80 miles per tank that is less than 20mpg. Even professional rebuilds can miss things. Floats...
Forum: 1500 & 1600 Nomad 09-08-2019, 09:35 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,337
Posted By dhuttonkc
An ounce of Seafoam in your three plus quart...

An ounce of Seafoam in your three plus quart crankcase didn't do anything to your engine in any regard. It wouldn't fix anything and it certainly didn't hurt anything.

Check your exhause flange...
Forum: 1500 & 1600 Nomad 08-11-2019, 12:21 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,058
Posted By dhuttonkc
Honda Spray Wax Cleaner and two microfiber towels.

Honda Spray Wax Cleaner and two microfiber towels.
Forum: 1700 Nomad, Vaquero & Voyager 06-20-2019, 01:55 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,522
Posted By dhuttonkc
Please don't use WD40 on the control cables. It...

Please don't use WD40 on the control cables. It will only age badly and hold dirt and grundge in the cable.

Many years ago we used to mix lighter fluid and dry graphite powder back into the...
Forum: 1700 Nomad, Vaquero & Voyager 05-11-2019, 02:39 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 4,803
Posted By dhuttonkc
Sounds to me like a fuel supply or delivery...

Sounds to me like a fuel supply or delivery problem. The bike isn't made to run mad dashes. And I bet Ivan didn't anticipate that kind of operation either. And you are in MN, the fuel is very...
Forum: 1500 & 1600 Nomad 05-10-2019, 09:20 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,377
Posted By dhuttonkc
Though you have flushed with new fluid, be sure...

Though you have flushed with new fluid, be sure to check the relief port in the master cylinder for obstruction. A blocked port will prevent the fluid from returning to master and cause the pads...
Forum: 1500 & 1600 Nomad 05-01-2019, 12:45 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,621
Posted By dhuttonkc
Just sayin, Mick. That is how the Manual reads,...

Just sayin, Mick. That is how the Manual reads, published by MawKaw, Part No. 99931-1445-01. For every vehicle, motor, machine, etc that I have owned in the last 40 years I have researched and...
Forum: 1500 & 1600 Nomad 05-01-2019, 09:28 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,621
Posted By dhuttonkc
The Kawa Set Up manual and Service Manual both...

The Kawa Set Up manual and Service Manual both call for the final drive oil in a Nomad to be checked with the bike upright and filled to the lowest point of the fill plug. The oil and bike should be...
Forum: 1700 Nomad, Vaquero & Voyager 04-17-2019, 01:13 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,219
Posted By dhuttonkc
Not sure if this any help or not. I bought new...

Not sure if this any help or not. I bought new take off StreetGlide cans for $25 and a piece 12 inches long of strap aluminum x 3/16 inch. A couple of bolts and lock nuts finished the bill of...
Forum: 1700 Nomad, Vaquero & Voyager 03-21-2019, 11:02 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 926
Posted By dhuttonkc
The Nomad's charging system works just fine with...

The Nomad's charging system works just fine with a Lithium-Fe battery. Three years running and no troubles. It is the refresh cycle and charging rate of the battery tender that is the problem and...
Forum: 1700 Nomad, Vaquero & Voyager 03-19-2019, 12:03 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 3,298
Posted By dhuttonkc
That "salesperson" was very likely a stand-in...

That "salesperson" was very likely a stand-in hired for the duration of the bike week. His head filled with muck for two weeks of "training" delivered by Internet before the event.

I have owned...
Forum: 1500 & 1600 Nomad 03-07-2019, 11:44 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,118
Posted By dhuttonkc
Well.... perhaps "weathertight" doesn't work in...

Well.... perhaps "weathertight" doesn't work in Florida. But, the stock 15/1600 Nomad bags are perhaps the most "weather proof" bags that I have ever owned on 17 motorcycles in my 44 years of...
Forum: 1500 & 1600 Nomad 03-06-2019, 07:53 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,118
Posted By dhuttonkc
Sorry, but having "subs" on a motorcycle and...

Sorry, but having "subs" on a motorcycle and cutting holes in an otherwise weathertight luggage bag x2 doesn't make a helluva a lot of sense either.

If you can't hear your stereo, buy some...
Forum: 1500 & 1600 Nomad 03-04-2019, 09:09 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 546
Posted By dhuttonkc
Don't forget to check the connections at battery....

Don't forget to check the connections at battery. There is a diagnostic mode that you should run prior to deciding that your tuner is defective. The Cobra 2000 with true duals was installed on my...
Forum: 1500 & 1600 Nomad 02-28-2019, 08:25 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 635
Posted By dhuttonkc
The chances of new racks fitting the mounting...

The chances of new racks fitting the mounting holes of the old ones are pretty slim.... and none. Those racks, as pictured on Mick's bike, were made by various (overseas) manufacturers over the...
Forum: Off-Topic 02-23-2019, 09:36 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 522
Posted By dhuttonkc
My own Son served as a USN Corpsman with a FMF...

My own Son served as a USN Corpsman with a FMF Marine Battalion, until a couple of years ago. Service Medics/Corpsman all train together now at a new facility in TX. Those who gain credentials MUST...
Forum: 1500 & 1600 Nomad 02-22-2019, 08:50 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,915
Posted By dhuttonkc
A ten year old bike with such low miles. Barely...

A ten year old bike with such low miles. Barely broken in. Have you tried another motor oil.

Don't mean for this to become an oil thread, but several have smoothed the shift points by using...
Forum: Vulcan Nomad/Vaquero/Voyager 01-20-2019, 07:42 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 4,361
Posted By dhuttonkc
The BRAND of replacement bearing matters very...

The BRAND of replacement bearing matters very little in this issue. ALL BALLS just happens to be one BRAND, actually a repackager, that has included TAPERED ROLLER bearings (perhaps of dubious...
Forum: Vulcan Nomad/Vaquero/Voyager 01-18-2019, 05:08 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 4,361
Posted By dhuttonkc
STOP!! Go back to the Original Post. Due to...

STOP!! Go back to the Original Post. Due to your location I would assume? that your speed is stated in kilometers per hour?

That is a whole different set of spped related possibilities of...
Forum: 1500 & 1600 Nomad 11-29-2018, 09:08 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,366
Posted By dhuttonkc
I never saw whether you completed your...

I never saw whether you completed your rebuild/replace project. ?? Are you off the pedal bike yet?
Forum: 1500 & 1600 Nomad 11-15-2018, 11:57 AM
Replies: 81
Views: 5,334
Posted By dhuttonkc
18 ft/lbs per the Top End Fastener Chart in...

18 ft/lbs per the Top End Fastener Chart in chapter 5. Follow the tightening sequence. Detailed in Installing the Cylinder Head at 18ft/lbs.

You are getting antsy about your rebuild and becoming...
Forum: 1700 Nomad, Vaquero & Voyager 11-14-2018, 02:09 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,237
Posted By dhuttonkc
They claim that their website had been hacked and...

They claim that their website had been hacked and that a new one was on the way. The last day it was active was mid-August 2018, according to wayback.org. Then, there is another post suggesting a...
Forum: 1500 & 1600 Nomad 10-11-2018, 11:56 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,076
Posted By dhuttonkc
The only similarity here is that the chains in...

The only similarity here is that the chains in the vulcan and Ford 4.6 use plastic tensioners. In the ford the tensioner contacts a Looong run up to the cams on each side. Simply "stretching" the...
Forum: 1500 & 1600 Nomad 10-11-2018, 11:46 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 5,334
Posted By dhuttonkc
Those extra long extenders are going to throw a...

Those extra long extenders are going to throw a helluva curve and then backward curve around the gears, my friend. How do you know the tensioners and/or the plastic guides are even in one piece? ...
Forum: 1700 Nomad, Vaquero & Voyager 09-30-2018, 11:10 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 772
Posted By dhuttonkc
If you found a mouse nest in the air cleaner then...

If you found a mouse nest in the air cleaner then it is time to stop riding that new to you used bike and put it on a lift and get out the owners manual and factory service manual and complete ALL 12...
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